Dr Jan Hetherington works at University of Derby as a Senior Lecture with in the IoE. Her research interests are in democracy, knowledge production and policy. Jan works from a socially critical perspective, utilising Bourdieu to illuminate social inequality. Her thesis, which explored these themes through the Cooperative Academy Trust, was awarded the Belmas Best Thesis award. Jan continues to work with University of Staffordshire as a visiting fellow and as a doctoral supervisor.